The Free Software Foundation released the third and most likely final, draft of the third version of the General Public License for comment last week and as expected, it incorporates controversial provisions concerning digital rights management, patents and software as a service.
The GPL governs the use of open source software. The third version has been a hot topic since the first draft was floated by the FSF early last year. Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds has indicated he might not adhere to GPL3.
The third version is narrower in some of its prohibitions, such as the ban on DRM technology, which has evolved to simply addressing situations in which DRM might prevent people from exercising their rights under the GPL.
For a more in depth look at GPL version 3, check out the official GPLv3 page.
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